goad

1 of 2

verb

ˈgōd

goaded; goading; goads

transitive verb

: to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 2a)

was goaded into fighting with another player

: to drive (an animal) with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 1)

goad

2 of 2

noun

: a pointed rod used to urge on an animal

: something that urges or stimulates into action : spur

The accident has been a goad to the company to improve its safety record.

: something that pains as if by pricking : thorn

Example Sentences

Verb The threat of legal action should goad them into complying. tried to goad me into auditioning for the play Noun The threat of legal action is a powerful goad to companies that have ignored the regulations. the threat of skin cancer—not to mention the prospect of wrinkles—should be sufficient goad for using sunscreen

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Officials in Kyiv say the Russian attacks seek to goad Ukrainian forces into responding.

Isabel Coles, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 Some countries have no desire to goad the Russian bear.

New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Although more than 100,000 Russian troops are massed on Ukraine’s border, Putin faulted the West for causing tensions, depicting a deliberate attempt to goad Moscow into making a military move.

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2022 Sigal and his colleagues have found that Omicron infections in unvaccinated people don’t goad the immune system into churning out antibodies that recognize other variants very well.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022 Third shots can also goad the immune system into broadening its range of coronavirus-fighting tools, so that kids end up ready to duel even antibody-dodging variants such as Omicron.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2022 Some creators don’t necessarily try to goad performers into saying outrageous things about camera, but center their entire channels around their interactions with performers, such as flirting with Disney princesses.

Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2022 But that doesn’t square with the serious decisions that came before this: decarceration, prioritization for the vaccines, and expenditure of resources to goad prisoners to queue up for the vaccine.

Chandra Bozelko, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021 Internalizing that fact is an important task, not least because doing so might goad us to develop a nimbleness in our response to disasters and resilience in our supply chains once the worst discrete weather events have receded.

Damon Linker, The Week, 18 Nov. 2021

Noun

Thus began Johns’s career-long fascination with signs and symbols — not as a subject for representation, but as a goad to pure painting.

Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021 Politics now in Illinois is about herding the people, using their emotions as the shepherd’s goad.

John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2021 It’s not solely Republicans who find themselves on the wrong end of Trump’s lash and goad.

Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2020 Morton is applying those lessons to winning local district councils, which have the ability to declare local climate emergencies that serve as a goad to the federal government.

Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2020 The book also served, throughout, as a worthwhile goad, spurring me to test its assertions against my own uneasy re-experience — as both avid user and resistant consumer of social photography.

Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2019 The only difference was that, during Marcus’s birth, the amplified heartbeat was with us through the entire labor, a goad, and solace.

Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2019 Stories like those emanating from San Francisco General can be powerful goads to federal lawmakers.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2019 Their fairly gentle demeanor means handlers can manage them with verbal commands and the judicious use of goad sticks.

Denise Coffey, courant.com, 17 June 2019 See More

goad 1 of 2

noun

as in impetus

something that arouses action or activity the threat of skin cancer—not to mention the prospect of wrinkles—should be sufficient goad for using sunscreen

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

impetus
incentive
encouragement
motivation
stimulus
spur
instigation
provocation
boost
catalyst
incitement
impulse
momentum
stimulant
incitation
reason
shot in the arm
inducement
fuel
cause
yeast
invitation
motive
consideration
spark
occasion
antecedent
grounds
catalyzer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disincentive
counterincentive

goad

2 of 2

verb

as in to urge

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action tried to goad me into auditioning for the play

Synonyms & Similar Words

urge
encourage
nudge
spur
exhort
prod
prompt
push
coax
propel
stimulate
provoke
cajole
implore
incite
importune
press
beseech
egg (on)
drive
pressure
wheedle
hurry
adjure
foment
instigate
nag
rush
blandish
hustle
needle
stir (up)
soft-soap
high-pressure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

discourage
deter
dissuade
restrain
check
brake
inhibit
curb
constrain
hold back

as in to spur

to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object goading the horse forward into the stall

Synonyms & Similar Words

spur
stab
prod
punch
dig
poke
nudge
knock
jab
stick
pierce
propel
chuck
drill
bore
drive
prick
puncture
jog
perforate
hale

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of goad are impulse, incentive, inducement, motive, and spur. While all these words mean "a stimulus to action," goad suggests a motive that keeps one going against one's will or desire.

thought insecurity a goad to worker efficiency

The synonyms impulse and goad are sometimes interchangeable, but impulse suggests a driving power arising from personal temperament or constitution.

buying on impulse

While the synonyms incentive and goad are close in meaning, incentive applies to an external influence (such as an expected reward) inciting to action.

a bonus was offered as an incentive

While in some cases nearly identical to goad, inducement suggests a motive prompted by the deliberate enticements or allurements of another.

offered a watch as an inducement to subscribe

The words motive and goad can be used in similar contexts, but motive implies an emotion or desire operating on the will and causing it to act.

a motive for the crime

The meanings of spur and goad largely overlap; however, spur applies to a motive that stimulates the faculties or increases energy or ardor.

fear was a spur to action

单词	goad
释义	goad 1 of 2 verb ˈgōd goaded; goading; goads transitive verb 1 : to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 2a) was goaded into fighting with another player 2 : to drive (an animal) with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 1) goad 2 of 2 noun 1 : a pointed rod used to urge on an animal 2 a : something that urges or stimulates into action : spur The accident has been a goad to the company to improve its safety record. b : something that pains as if by pricking : thorn Synonyms Verb egg (on) encourage exhort nudge press prod prompt urge Noun boost encouragement impetus impulse incentive incitation incitement instigation momentum motivation provocation spur stimulant stimulus yeast See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The threat of legal action should goad them into complying. tried to goad me into auditioning for the play Noun The threat of legal action is a powerful goad to companies that have ignored the regulations. the threat of skin cancer—not to mention the prospect of wrinkles—should be sufficient goad for using sunscreen Recent Examples on the Web Verb Officials in Kyiv say the Russian attacks seek to goad Ukrainian forces into responding. Isabel Coles, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 Some countries have no desire to goad the Russian bear. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Although more than 100,000 Russian troops are massed on Ukraine’s border, Putin faulted the West for causing tensions, depicting a deliberate attempt to goad Moscow into making a military move. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2022 Sigal and his colleagues have found that Omicron infections in unvaccinated people don’t goad the immune system into churning out antibodies that recognize other variants very well. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022 Third shots can also goad the immune system into broadening its range of coronavirus-fighting tools, so that kids end up ready to duel even antibody-dodging variants such as Omicron. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2022 Some creators don’t necessarily try to goad performers into saying outrageous things about camera, but center their entire channels around their interactions with performers, such as flirting with Disney princesses. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2022 But that doesn’t square with the serious decisions that came before this: decarceration, prioritization for the vaccines, and expenditure of resources to goad prisoners to queue up for the vaccine. Chandra Bozelko, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021 Internalizing that fact is an important task, not least because doing so might goad us to develop a nimbleness in our response to disasters and resilience in our supply chains once the worst discrete weather events have receded. Damon Linker, The Week, 18 Nov. 2021 Noun Thus began Johns’s career-long fascination with signs and symbols — not as a subject for representation, but as a goad to pure painting. Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021 Politics now in Illinois is about herding the people, using their emotions as the shepherd’s goad. John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2021 It’s not solely Republicans who find themselves on the wrong end of Trump’s lash and goad. Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2020 Morton is applying those lessons to winning local district councils, which have the ability to declare local climate emergencies that serve as a goad to the federal government. Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2020 The book also served, throughout, as a worthwhile goad, spurring me to test its assertions against my own uneasy re-experience — as both avid user and resistant consumer of social photography. Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2019 The only difference was that, during Marcus’s birth, the amplified heartbeat was with us through the entire labor, a goad, and solace. Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2019 Stories like those emanating from San Francisco General can be powerful goads to federal lawmakers. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2019 Their fairly gentle demeanor means handlers can manage them with verbal commands and the judicious use of goad sticks. Denise Coffey, courant.com, 17 June 2019 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English gode, from Old English gād spear, goad; akin to Langobardic gaida spear, and perhaps to Sanskrit hinoti he urges on First Known Use Verb 1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition goad 1 of 2 noun ˈgōd 1 : a pointed rod used to keep an animal moving 2 : something that urges or forces someone to act goad 2 of 2 verb goaded; goading : to urge or force a person or an animal to act … he goaded them toward school any way he could. Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee goad 1 of 2 noun as in impetus something that arouses action or activity the threat of skin cancer—not to mention the prospect of wrinkles—should be sufficient goad for using sunscreen Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance impetus incentive encouragement motivation stimulus spur instigation provocation boost catalyst incitement impulse momentum stimulant incitation reason shot in the arm inducement fuel cause yeast invitation motive consideration spark occasion antecedent grounds catalyzer Antonyms & Near Antonyms disincentive counterincentive goad 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to urge to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action tried to goad me into auditioning for the play Synonyms & Similar Words urge encourage nudge spur exhort prod prompt push coax propel stimulate provoke cajole implore incite importune press beseech egg (on) drive pressure wheedle hurry adjure foment instigate nag rush blandish hustle needle stir (up) soft-soap high-pressure Antonyms & Near Antonyms discourage deter dissuade restrain check brake inhibit curb constrain hold back See More 2 as in to spur to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object goading the horse forward into the stall Synonyms & Similar Words spur stab prod punch dig poke nudge knock jab stick pierce propel chuck drill bore drive prick puncture jog perforate hale Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of goad are impulse, incentive, inducement, motive, and spur. While all these words mean "a stimulus to action," goad suggests a motive that keeps one going against one's will or desire. thought insecurity a goad to worker efficiency The synonyms impulse and goad are sometimes interchangeable, but impulse suggests a driving power arising from personal temperament or constitution. buying on impulse While the synonyms incentive and goad are close in meaning, incentive applies to an external influence (such as an expected reward) inciting to action. a bonus was offered as an incentive While in some cases nearly identical to goad, inducement suggests a motive prompted by the deliberate enticements or allurements of another. offered a watch as an inducement to subscribe The words motive and goad can be used in similar contexts, but motive implies an emotion or desire operating on the will and causing it to act. a motive for the crime The meanings of spur and goad largely overlap; however, spur applies to a motive that stimulates the faculties or increases energy or ardor. fear was a spur to action
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